Slasher machine exhaust



July 22, 1941. c. SIMS 2,250,399

SLASHER MACHINE EXHAUST Filed Dec. 22, 1939' 2 Shets-She'ej 1 G I t July 22, .1941. c. SIMS SLASHER momma EXHAUST 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 22, 1939 A ftomeys Patented July 22, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SLASHER MACHINE EXHAUST Curtis Sims, West Point, Ga.

Application December 22, 1939, Serial No. 310,647

2 Claims.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in exhaust means for cotton mills slasher.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a slasher machine exhaust which is connected with the side portion of the hood of the conventional slasher instead of extending the exhaust from the center of the machine as is presently done.

Another important object of the invention is to provide an exhaust which incorporates means for collecting condensed vapor and other undesirable matter, thus preventing the same from going back into the slasher and thereby damaging the yarn.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will becom apparent to the reader of the following specification.

In the drawings- Figure 1 represents an end elevational view ofa slasher showing the condensation collector installed.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of a slasher machine showing the collector attached to the hood thereof.

Figure 3 is an inside elevational View of the collector.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Figure 3,

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen in Figure 1, that numeral 5 generally refers to the slasher machine such as are at present used in cotton mills and which is ordinarily provided with a hood structure 6.

At present the exhaust from these machines is taken from the middle point thereof, but in carrying out the present invention, the hood is so formed at one end as at I as to permit the exhaust to be taken from the hood and in this connection the present invention which is generally referred to by numeral 8 is employed.

The present invention consists of the cylindrical shell 9 having the laterally disposed annular flange l0 into which can fit the cylindrical extension I I of the hood 6.

Down into the upper portion of the shell 9 fits the neck portion I2 of the fan suction unit IS.

The lower portion of the shell 9 converges inwardly as at M and terminates in the reduced neck portion l5 which is provided with laterally disposed pins I6 adapted to fit into the finger slots I! in the upper edge portion of the cup l8, this cup l8 being provided with a handle l9 depending from the bottom thereof. As can be readily seen in Figures 3 and 5, this cup I8 can slip over the neck I5 and be readily secured in place by the bayonet slot I1 and pins 16.

Obviously as the machine is exhausted by way of the hood 6 and attachment 8, through the agency of the suction unit l3, any moisture and condensation will have a tendency to settle in the attachment 8 and not be carried upwardly by the suction unit l3, to the end that condensation and other substantially heavy material will not be returned to the slasher, with resulting damage to the yarn.

While the foregoing specification set forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is: r

1. In a slasher machine, a hood, an exhausting unit at one end of the hood, said unit consisting of a vertically disposed cylindrical shell having an inlet at one side portion, suction means at the top of the shell, a funnel-like bottom structure, a receptacle detachably connected to the funnel-like structure, a handle on the bottom of the receptacle for facilitating the detaching of the receptacle from the funnel-like structure.

2. In a slasher machine, a hood provided with an outlet at one end of the hood, a vertically arranged casing having an opening in one side thereof, means for connecting the opening with the outlet opening of the hood, means for connecting the upper end of the casing to suction means, the lower end of the casing having a funnel-like bottom part, a receptacle detachably connected to the lower end of the funnel-like part and a handle connected with the receptacle.

CURTIS SIMS. 

